Estimating Arrival Numbers for Informal Recreation: A Geographical Approach and Case Study of British Woodlands
Dados Bibliográficos
| AUTOR(ES) | |
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| AFILIAÇÃO(ÕES) | CSERGE, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7TJ, UK, Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM), VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1087, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| ANO | Não informado |
| TIPO | Artigo |
| PERIÓDICO | Sustainability |
| ISSN | 2071-1050 |
| E-ISSN | 2071-1050 |
| DOI | 10.3390/su2020684 |
| ADICIONADO EM | 2025-08-18 |
| MD5 |
060e808b30e8651a7d3304bcd150b3de
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Resumo
This paper describes a novel methodology for generating models of demand for informal outdoor recreation. We analyze visitor data from multiple forest sites across Great Britain. We introduce a wide range of variables typically omitted from most economic demand models of recreation. These include on-site characteristics, and off-site locational drivers of visitation including substitute and complement availability. A Poisson multilevel model is used to model visitor counts, and the methodology is applied to a dataset of more than 10,000 visits to open-access woodland sites. Results confirm it identifies a broader range of demand drivers than previously observed. The use of nationally available explanatory variables enhances the transferability and hence general applicability of the methodology.